Chapter 249: Hand It Over

Jack’s second Hellfire Fist condensed the flames into a massive wolf’s head, its gaping maw swallowing the Fruit Core in one bite.

With a “Boom!” this burst of flames was even larger and more ferocious than the first. Thousands of transparent tentacle-hands wrapped in flames were instantly incinerated, reduced to ashes scattered to the wind.

The upper half of Hungry Ghost Shara before Jack transformed into a small, blazing figure. The intense heat of several thousand degrees even scorched the earth into crystalline matter, melting away the surrounding tree branches, leaves, and aerial roots.

After unleashing his skill, Jack had no choice but to retreat to avoid unnecessary depletion of his Ancestral Legendary Armor’s durability.

Everyone in the Black Sphere Room jumped for joy: “Big Brother Jack is amazing! With just one move, he burned all of Hungry Ghost Shara’s tentacles to ash, preventing it from absorbing the vitality of the Fruit Ability Users.”

“Big Brother Jack is usually so quiet and unassuming, but when he strikes, he annihilates the enemy in an instant.”

“Don’t jinx it—the enemy isn’t dead yet,” Xiao Zhong immediately interjected.

“Hehe, my bad.”

Li Changde exclaimed in astonishment, “Jack has become this powerful now? A technique of this level could one-shot a level 40 Torment Tier Dungeon Boss in Crimson Earth.”

“Offense and defense combined—he’s probably the strongest warrior in Crimson Earth now,” Wu Yong nodded in agreement.

The experts perched on the tree branches were all too terrified to utter a word.

“What an incredibly powerful warrior.”

“So this is how he deals with the tentacles—not dodging or evading, but charging forward fearlessly.”

“That’s right. He doesn’t even regard those obstructing tentacle-hands as a threat.”

“Not only is Kamiyu formidable, but this Black Armor Warrior is equally impressive.”

Captain Lin Fan, witnessing Jack’s spectacular performance, pursed his lips tightly, furrowed his brow, and marveled inwardly: “Forget about Kamiyu for now—even compared to this Black Armor Warrior who serves as her attendant, my own abilities fall far short. Whether it’s movement speed, the force and precision of his punches, I simply can’t match up to the Black Armor Warrior.”

Someone pointed at Jack and said, “Look, he’s rapidly punching the air—so fast! What is he doing?”

Jack retreated over a dozen meters away, continuously striking the air to store fire-attribute damage in the Elemental Sprite’s Piggy Bank.

An enemy’s technique could be turned to one’s own advantage. Jack mimicked Qian Long’s earlier move, storing fire-attribute damage by punching the air to prepare for his next Ultimate Skill, Hellfire Fist.

Although this behavior was shameless and underhanded, it had to be admitted that rapidly accumulating damage was an effective technique.

Jack’s punches were incredibly swift, almost to the point of generating smoke from the friction. Yet, he still felt it wasn’t fast enough. So, he gestured to Kamiyu, requesting artillery support.

Kamiyu widened her eyes: “You really want to do this? Enduring being burned by fire isn’t easy.”

Jack nodded, thinking to himself that he was already accustomed to being burned by fire. For Kamiyu’s sake, what did this matter?

Kamiyu took a deep breath and immediately issued the order for the Artillery Position to fire a fire-attribute Artillery Shell near Jack’s location.

And that wasn’t all. Kamiyu took out her NTW-40 and used single-shot Magic Bullets to snipe a Fruit Ability User, then signaled for Jack to approach. She had him first apply the Black-Scaled Snake Armor’s Buff that increased Defense Power by fivefold upon contact with blood.

In the Black Sphere War Room, a ballistic coordinate measurer asked in surprise, “The target indicated by Miss Kamiyu is Big Brother Jack. Why attack our own?”

Before Li Changde could speak, Xiao Zhong immediately barked, “Follow orders. Quickly calculate the coordinates. We’re at war now.”

Indeed, war wasn’t child’s play. Every second was crucial; there was no room for delaying opportunities. Kamiyu surely had her reasons for doing this.

The ballistic coordinates were quickly calculated, and a group of Artillery was ordered to fire just one incendiary shell from a Magic Cannon at Jack.

With a “Boom,” flames ignited the Fruit Ability User’s corpse and Jack. The timing was perfect—Jack’s Black-Scaled Snake Armor had just come into contact with blood, activating the fivefold Defense Power Buff.

The flames covering the ground were precisely in preparation for the Elemental Sprite’s Piggy Bank.

The Endless Fury Gauntlets Kamiyu had crafted for him, the Elemental Sprite’s Piggy Bank, could absorb fire-element Damage dealt and endured by the user. By doing this, Kamiyu was accelerating Jack’s ability to unleash the Hellfire Fist.

Jack roared, “Not enough, still not enough! I need more heat! I want to burn everything!”

Kamiyu thought to herself, Is he showing signs of demonic possession? It must be Mephisto’s doing again. But this was an emergency; there was no time to dwell on it. She issued another order to the Black Sphere War Room: “Again. Cover Hungry Ghost Shara’s Battlefield with Fire-Element Magic Shells.”

Everyone in the Black Sphere War Room was shocked. “Won’t that harm our own? Why give such an order?”

“Do not question Lady Kamiyu. She has her purpose for this. Besides, look—Jack shows no discomfort in the flames. His punching speed is even faster,” Li Changde said, pointing at the large screen.

Xiao Zhong added, “Everyone, quickly calculate the ballistic coordinates.”

Soon, the dense sounds of “Boom, boom, boom” echoed as Fire-Element Shells turned the area within five square kilometers around Hungry Ghost Shara into a sea of fire, leaving no escape.

“Ughnnnnnn…” The fire-element Damage caused the Fear Emperor to emit sounds of agony once more.

Jack didn’t wait. Seizing the moment while Hungry Ghost Shara was weakened, he launched another Charge, swinging his Hellfire Fist to strike its Fruit Core again.

“Trying to escape?” Jack saw the half-formed Tentacles of Hungry Ghost Shara regenerating, willing to endure the flames to drag its body away from the spot.

“Don’t even think about it.” Jack’s left hand equipped the secondary Weapon, the Black Mist Hook-Chain, from his backpack space and forcefully swung it forward.

The soul-reaping hook-chain split into five, extending forward to ensnare the half-formed Hungry Ghost Shara and pull it right before him.

This time, Hungry Ghost Shara’s clever move backfired. The Black Mist Hook-Chain hauled it back, and Jack’s right fist followed through. The relative speed made this strike even more devastating.

The first blow alone unleashed the same wolf-headed hatred flames as before.

“Burn in the flames of hatred!” Jack’s voice overlapped with Mephisto’s.

“Boom.” This time, Jack instantly activated Thorns Reflection, unleashing a second Hellfire Fist within a fraction of a second.

In an instant, the damage and pain values surged to their maximum.

“Grrrrrrrrrrr.” The agonized cry from the Fear Emperor also reached its peak, audible even to Players outside Dragon Roar City.

The opportunity Kamiyu had been waiting for finally arrived. Through her Scope, she saw all the Tentacles detach from the Fruit Core, which began to show abnormal movement.

Gripping the reins of her Royal Pegasus tightly, she whispered, “Blink Dash.”